This is a humourous necro post to me, since I just started rewatching the series again this past week(ish).

I'm enjoying the first couple of seasons far more now that I know where the conclusion is going. The first time through I started for the Weeds parallels and stayed for the all-too-rare glimpses that this might be going somewhere good. I did enjoy the last half of the season, so I did think it paid off, ultimately. Second time through I find myself enjoying more of it.